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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. >> tonight an unprecedented gathering on business, politics on both sides of the gun debate. dan rather, mark cuban, grover norquist, a texas gun owner who survived a mass shooting and a couple who stopped a thief with a gun of their own. how would you grade the president for his first four years and what da you want to see in the next four? this is "piers morgan tonight." [ applause ] good evening. our town hall is going in a few minutes but we begin with breaking news on another school shooting. this texas three were wounded and two in custody after a shoot-out that apparently resulted from an altercation at the north harris campus at lone star college. joining us is not an eyewitness, he's an emt student who treated two people who were bleeding. he found out later that one of them was a suspected shooter. a very dramatic day, obviously, at the college today. tell me exactly what happened. >> well, i actually was coming out of class, and i had knew that there was a lot of commotion
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. >> tonight an unprecedented gathering on business, politics on both sides of the gun debate. dan rather, mark cuban, grover norquist, a texas gun owner who survived a mass shooting and a couple who stopped a thief with a gun of their own. how would you grade the president for his first four years and what da you want to see in the next four? this is "piers morgan tonight."...
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i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> on sunday, the white house will hold a private swearing in ceremony for president obama. not to be outdone, on sunday, republicans will hold a private swearing at ceremony for president obama. >> welcome back, everyone. i'm randi kaye here live at the national mall. washington is all about ceremonies and celebrations this weekend. and all to mark the start of president obama's second term. the public inauguration celebration is monday, but this morning, we are looking past the oath of office to the next four years. the issues, the plans, and the prospects. and joining me now to talk about what to expect are cnn contributors maria cardona and ana novarro. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, randi. >> so nice to have you here in person. >> we talk al
i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> on sunday, the white house will hold a private swearing in ceremony for president obama. not to be outdone, on sunday, republicans will hold a private swearing at ceremony for...
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we need to toughen our gun laws. we need assault weapons ban. we need to make sure that we deal with gun trafficking and what they call straw purchasers. these are people that buy guns legally because they can and sell them to someone who shouldn't buy a gun, a criminal or someone mentally ill. those are some of the proposals. there were others, as well. >> mayor, you are the also the outgoing president of the u.s. conference of mayors. we often talk about here in washington, we talk about the federal government and the president getting along with congress and what the federal government should be doing. what do mayors across the country want to see from president obama in a second term? >> we want to see imimmigration reform. today i spoke to the u.s. conference and said the pillars of that reform have to be the following. one, a pathway to citizenship. we can't have temporary status or second class citizenship. two, it's got to be earned. it's not automatic. but there's a road to citizenship that you are able to go on if you pay your back tax
we need to toughen our gun laws. we need assault weapons ban. we need to make sure that we deal with gun trafficking and what they call straw purchasers. these are people that buy guns legally because they can and sell them to someone who shouldn't buy a gun, a criminal or someone mentally ill. those are some of the proposals. there were others, as well. >> mayor, you are the also the outgoing president of the u.s. conference of mayors. we often talk about here in washington, we talk...
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they're law-abiding. they think it's their light under our constitution to own it, and don't kid the rest of us. the people who were just on would ban all guns if they could get away with de. you look at the new york state law that governor cuomo just pushed, basically, it eliminates virtually every -- >> hang on, hang on. hang on. let me take you up on that. dianne feinstein is attacked by many republicans as being somebody who wants to ban all guns. do you know how many different types of guns she has permitted to remain in legal circulation in america under her proposal? >> this is what this year the government is willing to permit? >> but you have already agreed -- >> in new york state -- >> you have already agreed with the decision to not permit americans to have automatic firing weapons. what's the difference? >> i don't think people -- okay, so now we're arguing over whether or not very many people's lives will be saved. i'm challenging you and others -- >> no, i'm not asking you. i'm asking you ho
they're law-abiding. they think it's their light under our constitution to own it, and don't kid the rest of us. the people who were just on would ban all guns if they could get away with de. you look at the new york state law that governor cuomo just pushed, basically, it eliminates virtually every -- >> hang on, hang on. hang on. let me take you up on that. dianne feinstein is attacked by many republicans as being somebody who wants to ban all guns. do you know how many different types...
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law requires it tot be sworn in on the 20th. today, they were. >> please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> chief justice john roberts administering the oath. last time he fumbled the words. this time he nailed it. president obama using the family bible today. a lot to talk about tonight. vice president biden took the oath earlier at his residents. it too went off without a hitch. yesterday durin
law requires it tot be sworn in on the 20th. today, they were. >> please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my...
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law requires presidents and vice presidents be sworn in on the 20th. today the 20th, they were in two quiet ceremonies. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to be best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. >> congress gratulations, mr. president. >> thank you chief justice. >> last time the chief justice fumbled the words, this time he nailed it. president obama using a family bible today. tomorrow he'll use the lincoln bible. a lot to talk about tonight, vice president biden took the oath earlier, his residence the naval observatory. sonia sotomayor doing the honors there. yesterday during a surprise appearance at the iowa inaugural ball the vice president did -- well, sort of a joe biden. >> i'm proud to be president of the united states. but i'm prouder to be -- >> a few seconds ago he corrected himself. a few minutes ago, he and his wife and the pr
law requires presidents and vice presidents be sworn in on the 20th. today the 20th, they were in two quiet ceremonies. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to be best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. >> congress gratulations, mr. president. >> thank you chief justice....
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in new york state, we have strong gun laws. we have fewer guns on the streets. our murder rate is one of the lowest murder rates of any big city. >> newt gingrich brought this up on the show the other day. you look at a city like chicago that has tough gun legislation and a high murder rate. >> new york has tough gun legislation and a low murder rate. it's not a panacea for everything. you have to have a good police department, have it well led, diversified, deploy it where the problems are, aggressive with the kids who are most likely to carry guns to make sure they think they're going to be stopped and if they have a gun on them, they'll be arrested. that keeps them from carrying guns. otherwise it's a mauch oo thing. this is a important step. fewer guns means fewer murderers. fewer guns means fewer suicides. it means you and your children are safer. >> what do you think of the nra, how they have been fighting this? >> i don't think their strategy makes any sense at all. the other day, to bring in the president's kids was just bad pr. it was also an outrage, i
in new york state, we have strong gun laws. we have fewer guns on the streets. our murder rate is one of the lowest murder rates of any big city. >> newt gingrich brought this up on the show the other day. you look at a city like chicago that has tough gun legislation and a high murder rate. >> new york has tough gun legislation and a low murder rate. it's not a panacea for everything. you have to have a good police department, have it well led, diversified, deploy it where the...
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there was also a circle of uniformed law enforcement officers and gun violence victims. there was rolled out with pomp and circumstance, but did she get the message right? she, herself, admits that getting this passed will not be easy. >> if anyone asks today, can you win this? the answer is, we don't know. it's so uphill. >> uphill is right. the fact of the matter is that gun violence from assault weapons is estimated the to be between 2% and 8% of the gun crime in this country. so, is this how democrats should be spending their time? or are they overreaching and risking chances for success? roland martin joins me along with raham slon. thank you for joining me. point blank question. can this bill pass? >> look, you don't know until you actually take the effort. i think it's crazy when we say things such as, well, it's a small piece. it sort of reminds me of the federal budget, erin, when we say, well, it's only a drop in the bucket. well, every little bit helps. i don't have a problem if we have an impact on guns that could affect 2 to 8%. well, then we can deal with t
there was also a circle of uniformed law enforcement officers and gun violence victims. there was rolled out with pomp and circumstance, but did she get the message right? she, herself, admits that getting this passed will not be easy. >> if anyone asks today, can you win this? the answer is, we don't know. it's so uphill. >> uphill is right. the fact of the matter is that gun violence from assault weapons is estimated the to be between 2% and 8% of the gun crime in this country....
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he signed the first civil rights law since the civil war. he hardly spoke about that in the second inaugural. he mentioned it, but hardly. i think these presidents have no idea what they're about to encounter and that's the nature of life. >> and outside events end up shaping the legacy. the president's maximum political power and validation is right now in this moment and in the next year, and the question is, did he strike while the iron is hot, and take to the tendency which will be to appeal to the democratic base and try to ram something through, or does he do something which may be against his nature and try to reach out to republicans, work with maybe marco rubio on immigration, and try to have a real legacy. >> i think back to your former boss, i have political capital to spend and i'm going to spend it. do you see the same thing for president obama? >> i do. and the interesting thing is, mandates are that which you create as the president. you can create more and do more if you do well. if the economy comes back and you can convince
he signed the first civil rights law since the civil war. he hardly spoke about that in the second inaugural. he mentioned it, but hardly. i think these presidents have no idea what they're about to encounter and that's the nature of life. >> and outside events end up shaping the legacy. the president's maximum political power and validation is right now in this moment and in the next year, and the question is, did he strike while the iron is hot, and take to the tendency which will be to...
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this is what the law means. and these are all the reasons it's that way. and then we turn to the arguments by the other side. and we explain why those don't hold weight. and in that explanation we explain why they also don't make sense. and that's almost every opinion that you'll read by the supreme court, whether it's in the majority or in the dissent, it's the same, i don't want to call it a formula. because each of us writes slightly differently. but it's the broad outline of what we're doing. we're trying to convince. and we're trying to convince that what we're doing is the right thing to do as well. >> the supreme court has several big cases ahead of it this year. on friday, the high court announced they're going to hear appeals in the case of a massive ponzi scheme. also ahead, designers from around the world are paying very close attention of course, to the presidential inauguration. especially what the first lady is wearing. >> that's the understatement of the century. that's because an apparent appearance by the first lady in a specific dress is
this is what the law means. and these are all the reasons it's that way. and then we turn to the arguments by the other side. and we explain why those don't hold weight. and in that explanation we explain why they also don't make sense. and that's almost every opinion that you'll read by the supreme court, whether it's in the majority or in the dissent, it's the same, i don't want to call it a formula. because each of us writes slightly differently. but it's the broad outline of what we're...
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over my shoulder here, wouldn't you know it, murphy's law a truck passes by but seeing the bright lights, that's the red carpet and let me tell you. the folk who is are here, a lot of folks from the hip hop community. pharrel is here. eva longoria. john legend is here. brandi. two chains, rappers, are here. celebrating and wayne brady and spoke with him a little bit ago and charles dutton saying older people in this country underestimate the music industry, especially hip hop with the political power that young people have in this country and quite frankly, you know, people think of hip hop and think of young african-americans. but really in this country young, white kids buy most of the hip hop music in this country. and those people have political power and they're saying that, you know, those people are the people who helped to elect the president in this country. this hip hop ball sponsored by russell simmons and so all of those folks are in there now celebrating the political power that the hip hop community had in 2012 and also that they used to help get president obama elected so
over my shoulder here, wouldn't you know it, murphy's law a truck passes by but seeing the bright lights, that's the red carpet and let me tell you. the folk who is are here, a lot of folks from the hip hop community. pharrel is here. eva longoria. john legend is here. brandi. two chains, rappers, are here. celebrating and wayne brady and spoke with him a little bit ago and charles dutton saying older people in this country underestimate the music industry, especially hip hop with the political...
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. >> the president has enormous power under the constitution and the laws of the united states. i'll give you an example. he has authority to change the mix of energy in the country through the use of existing powers that he has under the statutes, particularly the work he could do through his epa to move through the more dirty forms of polluting fuels to cleaner fuels. >> it might be hard to make it happen but james baker's point holds. president obama will need to get some help from republicans if he wants to get things done, otherwise it's just talk. if he could get 30 to 40 house republicans on his side, obama would have created a governing majority, something every successful president has had. next up, the economy. is there a silver bullet that will get it going? we'll tell you when we come back. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an etch-a-sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no. you
. >> the president has enormous power under the constitution and the laws of the united states. i'll give you an example. he has authority to change the mix of energy in the country through the use of existing powers that he has under the statutes, particularly the work he could do through his epa to move through the more dirty forms of polluting fuels to cleaner fuels. >> it might be hard to make it happen but james baker's point holds. president obama will need to get some help...
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. >>> not just law enforcement gearing up for tomorrow's festivities. >> that was good advice for chris. >>> cell phone providers are getting up on the action stepping up coverage to keep you connected. how do they do it? here's a hint for you, cows. >> cows? >> we'll explain. officemax can help you drive supply costs down... and down. use your maxperks card and get a 10-ream case of officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight,
. >>> not just law enforcement gearing up for tomorrow's festivities. >> that was good advice for chris. >>> cell phone providers are getting up on the action stepping up coverage to keep you connected. how do they do it? here's a hint for you, cows. >> cows? >> we'll explain. officemax can help you drive supply costs down... and down. use your maxperks card and get a 10-ream case of officemax multiuse paper for just 4.99 after maxperks rewards. find...
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the president has a newson in law. and also the supreme court section next to the two bidens, two new supreme court justices. sonia sotomayor, who will be administering the oath to vice president biden, and elena kagan. so much change over time here. the joint chiefs will be sitting there, the house leadership. and angus king, now a senator from maine, he told us he'll be sitting in the senate section, which is actually fairly close. he used to be the governor of maine. he's way up in the nose bleed seats. the way to set up, get a different office. >> you know, when you grab a superstar to chat with him, suddeny everyone comes out with an iphone. nick cannon is with me. tell me how your weekend has gone. >> it's outstanding. one of the most exciting things for me was to be able to host the inaugural ball for the youth as well the military families. i was called upon by the first lady. any time she calls, i'll say yes. to be able to be there for the military families, it's outstanding. >> it's a remarkable thing when yo
the president has a newson in law. and also the supreme court section next to the two bidens, two new supreme court justices. sonia sotomayor, who will be administering the oath to vice president biden, and elena kagan. so much change over time here. the joint chiefs will be sitting there, the house leadership. and angus king, now a senator from maine, he told us he'll be sitting in the senate section, which is actually fairly close. he used to be the governor of maine. he's way up in the nose...
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but, it's not enough to change the law. we need cops on the beat to enforce the law. that's why today i am nominating mary jo white to lead the securities and exchange commission and richard cord ray to continue leading the consumer financial protection bureau. this guy is bothering me here. as a young girl, mary jo white was a big fan of the hardy boys. i was too, by the way. as an adult she built a career the hardy boys could only dream of. over a decade as a u.s. attorney in new york, she helped prosecute white collar criminals and money launderers. in the 90s, she brought down john gotti, the head of the gambino crime system and brought to justice the terrorists for bombing the world trade center and american embassies in africa. that's a pretty good run. you don't want to mess with mary jo. as one former chairman said, mary jo does not intimidate easily. that's important because she has a big job ahead of her. the sec played a in protecting our financial system in the worst of the financial crisis, but there is much more work to be done to cleat the task of refor
but, it's not enough to change the law. we need cops on the beat to enforce the law. that's why today i am nominating mary jo white to lead the securities and exchange commission and richard cord ray to continue leading the consumer financial protection bureau. this guy is bothering me here. as a young girl, mary jo white was a big fan of the hardy boys. i was too, by the way. as an adult she built a career the hardy boys could only dream of. over a decade as a u.s. attorney in new york, she...
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then, in 1974, she moved to arkansas to teach, making partner at the rose law firm five years later. she kept working after her husband was elected governor of arkansas. she would become the first first lady to do so. >> i suppose i could have stayed home and bake kd cookies. >> then came washington. >> this social security card will represent a right of every citizen and it will give each of us the security of knowing we will be taken care of when we need help. >> her health care initiative came crashing down in 1994. her high visibility came at a cost. but the superwoman learned to steel herself. there was the unexplained suicide vince foster and questions about the clinton's whitewater land deal but the challenges didn't end there. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> the affair and the house vote after that to impeach her husband threatened to derail team clinton but hillary was nothing if not resilient. she ran for congress and elected sin for from new york with 56% of the note. she became the first first lady to enter congress and in 2007 anothe
then, in 1974, she moved to arkansas to teach, making partner at the rose law firm five years later. she kept working after her husband was elected governor of arkansas. she would become the first first lady to do so. >> i suppose i could have stayed home and bake kd cookies. >> then came washington. >> this social security card will represent a right of every citizen and it will give each of us the security of knowing we will be taken care of when we need help. >> her...
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be very difficult to do but if that can be found, and i think we're going to have good immigration law. >> the president extended really an olive branch, if you will, before the inaugural address to republicans saying that he's going to try to reach out more, perhaps invite people over to the white house, whether or not he kind of joked about playing cards and golf and that type of thing. if the president were to reach out to you more in the second term, would you take him up on it? would you be a part of a group that would really try to break through some of the nastiness that we've seen in washington? >> of course i would. and i would give an example of my doing that as i tried to work very closely with republican and democrats in the congress and with the president the first nine months of obama care, trying to reach a bipartisan agreement. but we weren't moving fast enough for the president. he decided to go ahead on a part dan basis. so i got nine months there of working very closely. i can tell you, more recently, there's an inaugural lunch after his speech and i was invited to t
be very difficult to do but if that can be found, and i think we're going to have good immigration law. >> the president extended really an olive branch, if you will, before the inaugural address to republicans saying that he's going to try to reach out more, perhaps invite people over to the white house, whether or not he kind of joked about playing cards and golf and that type of thing. if the president were to reach out to you more in the second term, would you take him up on it? would...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then sure lit love we commit to one another must be equally as well. >> reporter: foreign policy was noticeably absent from his address though he harolded a decade of war, touting a recovering economy and acknowledged the lessons still ahead. >> the commitments we make to each other, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us. >> reporter: he gave mitt romney this line. >> they do not make us a nation of tears. ♪ la >> reporter: filling the air what patriotism, kelly clarkson and beyonce. ♪ the brave there was a poem and prayers. as he left the west front of the capitol, a nostalgic turned back toward the lincoln memorial. >> i want to take a look out one more time. >> now there were shades of the campaign that the president winning out, success can't mean that a few people are making it and a growing number are barely scratching by. the president acknowledging that bipartisan -- or the lack of bipartisanship here in washington but n
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then sure lit love we commit to one another must be equally as well. >> reporter: foreign policy was noticeably absent from his address though he harolded a decade of war, touting a recovering economy and acknowledged the lessons still ahead. >> the commitments we make to each other, these things do not sap our nation. they strengthen us....
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained from partisan jabs but appeared to single out his former gop opponent mitt romney with this line. >> they do not make us a nation of takers. ♪ >> reporter: filling the air with patriotism, the voices of kelly clarkson and beyonce. ♪ >> reporter: there was a poem and prayers. as he left the front of the capitol, a nostalgic president turned back toward the lincoln memorial. >> i want to take a look one more time. i'm not going to see this again. >> reporter: before the president gets back to work, he heads to the washington national cathedral for an interfaith service for prayers to be offered up for the country
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we committed to one another must be equal as well. >> reporter: foreign policy absent from his address, though he heralded the end of a decade of war, and touted the economy. >> the commitments we may teach each other, these things do not sap our nation, they strengthen us. >> reporter: the president mostly refrained...
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our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> it's interesting the president chose this time to make his strongest stand, because as you know, dan, the supreme court will take up same-sex marriage in march. >> reporter: that's right. carol, i don't think it should be too much of a surprise because recall over the first term, much of the first term the president was evolving on this issue of gay marriage, only in may that the president finally come out in support of same-sex marriage and so i don't think we should be too surprised by that. this apparently is a continuation of that evolution, and one interesting point is we're here at the washington national cathedral here in washington for the prayer service, as you pointed out. this is a church that less than two weeks ago came out saying that they would support same-sex marriages and taking part in the service today an openly gay pastor, reverend nancy wilson, she will be,
our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. >> it's interesting the president chose this time to make his strongest stand, because as you know, dan, the supreme court will take up same-sex marriage in march. >> reporter: that's right. carol, i don't think it should be too much of a surprise because recall over the...
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well, whistle-blower lawsuits by law are typically sealed, brooke, for at least 60 days, a minimum of 60 days, and they usually remain sealed during the investigation. and that's for good reason. it protects the investigation and, of course, it protects the whistle-blower. it is very difficult as you would imagine in many circumstances for the whistle-blower to come forward. i will say this, the daily news has released what they purport to be the lawsuit. it is about 33 pages, i have seen a copy. i'm not comfortable sharing it with our audience, because, again, we don't know the posture of the investigation. and typically the cases are at stake. what is reportedly at stake is the proceeds basically of this sponsorship, between the u.s. postal service and this team. the u.s. postal service invested about $30 million in sponsorship money. these false claim acts cases are basically seeking trouble damages. you're talking really three times, about $30 million. and floyd landis in particular could gain about 25% of any recovery. now, the justice department with its formidable resources can
well, whistle-blower lawsuits by law are typically sealed, brooke, for at least 60 days, a minimum of 60 days, and they usually remain sealed during the investigation. and that's for good reason. it protects the investigation and, of course, it protects the whistle-blower. it is very difficult as you would imagine in many circumstances for the whistle-blower to come forward. i will say this, the daily news has released what they purport to be the lawsuit. it is about 33 pages, i have seen a...
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robinson, the mother-in-law of the president. she played a really critical role in helping to raise these girls. she lives in the white house with the first family. she's really been deeply involved in almost every aspect of their lives and nice thing to see. anderson, here on capitol hill, it is very exciting. >> accompanied by mr deputy cle representatives, robert reeves. >> dr. jill biden being introduced. she is walking down. exciting moment important her as well. i was saying, close here, it is exciting. you you are further away. the crowd is jam-packed. i have to tell you. >> it is jam packed. all down the national mall. even those who can't see very up close what's happening. will is a lot of excitement and lot of people waving flags. milling around talking to eve other. happy to be here and happy to witness history in the making. so many people from all around the country wanted to be here on this day. as john king pointed out the roud is not as large as four years ago but they are standing shoulder to shoulder eag to see
robinson, the mother-in-law of the president. she played a really critical role in helping to raise these girls. she lives in the white house with the first family. she's really been deeply involved in almost every aspect of their lives and nice thing to see. anderson, here on capitol hill, it is very exciting. >> accompanied by mr deputy cle representatives, robert reeves. >> dr. jill biden being introduced. she is walking down. exciting moment important her as well. i was saying,...